The next five years could be the hottest on record — World Meteorological Organisation
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- Alona Kokhanchuk
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22:22, 28 May, 2025
Mykolaiv, 8 April 2024, photo by «NikVesti»Over the next five years, global temperatures will remain at or near record highs. This will increase climate risks for people, the economy and sustainable development.
This is stated in a new report by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
Scientists predict that the average global temperature will rise by almost 2°C compared to the pre-industrial period. This could lead to lower yields, extreme heat and a negative impact on a third of the world's population.
Although this excess is not yet considered a violation of the Paris Climate Agreement (which limits warming to 1.5°C in the long term), the trend is a cause for serious concern.
The Earth is likely to experience new temperature records in the next five years. There is an 80% chance that one of these years will be the hottest on record, and an 86% chance that the temperature in one of the years will exceed pre-industrial levels by 1.5°C. In addition, the average five-year warming in 2025-2029 is also projected to exceed this level with a 70% probability. Temperatures will rise particularly fast in the Arctic, where warming is much more intense than in the rest of the world.
Earlier it was reported that by the end of the century, the average annual temperature in Ukraine could increase by 2-4°C, which indicates a warming rate almost three times higher than the global average.